Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-02-10
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Karsas legislature,

1HE senate was not In session on the S.Un.
In the House the Committee on Claims pre-
sented q substitute for the bill topay the claims
for losses by guerrilla raids during the war
(those audited by the commission OF 1879 and
recommended its passage. The substitute cuts
down the total amount audited (SS2, SO, III to
$6D,OOO, and makes them payable in ten annual
installments. The Committee on Labor intro
duced two bills, one to provide for the payment
Of wages in lawful money, and another increas-
nG the salary of the Commissioner OF Labor TO
0.SD, with power to employ an assistant at
II 30 and another ut not to exceed flOOper an
mum II necessary, and requiring the Commits
sioner to visit all mines and factories at least
twice year.
THE Senate met at seven O'Clock p. m. on
the 3lst and transacted but little business. Two
bills were introduced, few petitions received,
committees reported and the Senate adjourned.
:. The House also met in the afternoon and re-
ceived petitions, one praying for the repeal Of
the law authorizing the voting Of railroad bonds
Among the bills introduced were: Fixing the
time for annual township elections on the Tues
day succeeding the first Monday in February Of
each year; creating State and local boards. OF
health: to prevent q person holding q lucrative
Office or appointment under the United States
from holding State or county office In Kansas:
providing that pension money shall not be sub
iect to punishment: providing fine and punish
mcnt Of a person found guilty Of carrying con-
cealed weapons. Several private bills passed
Mr.. TimmOns' Road bill was then debated for
two hours in Committee Of the Whole and finally
recommended for passage. Adjourned.
In the Senate on February the resolu
ton instructin2 the Temperance Committee 70
report on bills passed; also the House joint
resolution for the appointment of joint COM
mittee to examine the State printing establish
ment; also the resolution memOrialzing Con-
gress in regard to pensions; also the House
concurrent resolution relating to the Organiza-
ton Of the Territory of Oklahoma. Adjourned.
80. In the House the morning session was de-
voted to consideration, In Committee of the
Whole, of the bill providing for the registration
of voters at county scat elections, and the bill
was finally recommended for passage. At the
afternoon sessions bills were introduced,
mostly OF q local character. Chairman Murray.
Of the Committee on Temperance. reported back
his bill amending the PrOhibitory law, with the
recommendation that 1t be passed, and also rec
onmending that 1t be made the special order fol-
Thursday al two o'clock. Mr.. Murray briefly
explained the necessity Of the immediate con-
sideration OF the bill, and moved that the report
Of the committee be adopted. A long and spicy
debate followed, and the House refused to nc
cept the report, making it special order for
Thursday but made it the special order for
tuesday following Mr.. TimmOns' bill in reln-
ton to the improvement of roads and highways
came up for final passage, but rs 1t lacked
constitutional majority, did not pass. Adjourned.
THERE were but five bills introduced in
the Senate on the I'll, the most important being
abill providing that no sheriff of any county
shall be allowed 10 convey female to the in
SINE asylum without being accompanied by
some relative Of the woman who is to be taken
to the asylum. Senator Barker'S bill declaring
drunkenness misdemeanor finally passed. The
till makes It q misdemcanOr punishable with
confinement in the county Jail not 10 exceed
thirty days for any person to be drunk
Of nny highway OF street, or any pub
liz place or building. or in his own
house or private building and disturbing the
ptace of his family or others. In the House u
few bills were introduced, and the Senate rcsO-
luton paying over n 800 due the contractor of
the imbecile asylum at Winfield to the labOrers
On the same passed Mr.. Edwards, Of Pawnec,
introduced q resolution indorsing Senator Ingalls,
in his course on the Canadian fisheries question.
which wns adopted. Senate bill TO provide for
the registration OF voters ut elections for the To-
cation of county seats was read u third time and
passed. At the afternoon sessions the House,
in Committee Of the Whole, considered bills on
the calendar and then adjourned.
AFTER routine business in the Senate on
the Sd the following bills passed: Relating TO
the duties Of sheriffs; authorizing corporations
organized for supplying watcr to the public to
acquire certain rights by condemnation; author
izing the construction Of branch railroad lines;
amending the act relating to assessment and
taxation; providing for the safety Of persons en-
gagged in mining cOal relating to attorneys
fees; relating to labor, and establishing eight
hours as day work. The resolution relating
to State House appropriations was then de-
bated until recess 1t was again taken up in
the afternoon and after further debate referred
to the Ways and Means Committee. The re-
mainder Of the proceedings were untmportant.
80. In the House . bill was introduced to pro-
vide for minority representation on State
boards also providing for q geological survey,
and Professor of Geology in the University.
Among the bills passed were: To encourage
the improvement in the breed Of horses, cattle,
ETC.; to protect fish and fish ponds; relating to
fees and salaries and prescribing fees Of wit
nesses and jurors: to amend the code Of civil
procedure; amending chapter 81 OF the statutes
changing the age Of consent to sixteen years.
Bills were considered in Committee OF the
Whole. The bill to enable counties, cities and
townships to vote aid to railroads. and Mr..
Matlock's bill to repeal the present law brought
out quite debate. Adjourned.
THE Senate did but little business on the
ith. A lively debate ensucd upon the resolu-
ton indorsing the speech of Senator Ingalls, on
the fisheries troubles. substitute WINS finally
adopted indorsing both Senators Ingalls, and
Plumb in their vote upon the question. Ad-
iourned until Monday at two p. m. In the
House quite sensation was created by the
presentation Of eleven petitions asking for the
removal Of Superintendent Walker Of the Deaf
and Dumb Asylum for alleged cruelty 10
pupils. Mr.. Butin offered o concurrent resolu-
ton for the appointment Of joint committee TO
investigate the matter, which went over A
number Of bills, mostly local, were introduced.
At the afternoon session, In Committee Of the
Whole, the bill repeating the Railroad Bond law
was considered and the committee recommend
ed that the enacting clause be stricken out.
The report of the committee was adopted by
the House by vote of 80 to r. and the House
adjourned.